Iraqi Parliament Shut Down by Protests

Relatives of Soldiers Killed by Islamic State Militants Are Angry Over Lack of Government Accountability

By

Matt Bradley and

Ali A. Nabhan

Updated Sept. 2, 2014 7:36 p.m. ET

BAGHDAD—Relatives of Iraqi soldiers killed in a battle with Islamic State militants at a military base stormed parliament and shut it down, protesting over the government's failure to account for those who died.

The protests on Tuesday stemmed from an attack by the insurgents on the Speicher military base, about 100 miles north of Baghdad, on...